New research claims that one in every 50 homes in the capital is let on a short-term platform like Airbnb or similar.  London Councils, a cross-party group...

Another Labour council wants to introduce a city-wide landlord licensing scheme - a proposal that would require government approval to implement. Last week controversy raged around the...

The latest lettings market snapshot by mortgage lender Paragon has found that of the landlords planning to purchase property in the next 12 months, nearly a...

Officers from a local council simultaneously staged 10 dawn raids on properties owned by unlicensed landlords. All the terraced homes, in Slough, were owned by the same...

A mortgage firm claims some 22 per cent of existing lettings sector investors plan to buy at least another one lettings property this year. The most popular...

It’s been revealed that Upad, the lettings agency which closed at short notice in October last year, had three prospective buyers waiting in the wings shortly...

The new body representing short let digital platforms like Airbnb and the large number of associated companies that have sprung up around this sector, is voicing...

An agent acting on behalf of a landlord has defended a bid for retrospective planning permission, but a Labour councillor has branded the move “greedy”. The Reading...

A landlord in one of the most scenic parts of Devon had been served with a £18,000 civil penalty because he failed to do work demanded...

A London company that has previously had an ad banned by the Advertising Standards Authority has announced a change of name. The company Airsorted - which manages...

An accountancy trade body is warning of another possible tax hike to hit the lettings industry. The Association of Accounting Technicians is warning that landlords who have...

A new lettings platform claims it can help existing agents and staff working for companies quit and fulfil their dream of setting up their own operations. Chelmsford-based...

New investment in private rented housing has fallen since 2016 as some private landlords have dipped out of the sector in response to tax changes and...

ARLA Propertymark has named Angela Davey as president elect, following Richard Selwyn stepping down last year due to personal circumstances. Davey has 30 years’ experience in the...

The Gainsborough branch of Martin & Co has become the largest single office within the national agency thanks to a fifth acquisition in eight years. The franchise,...

A newspaper in Liverpool has sharply criticised the government for refusing to allow the city council to continue a huge landlord licensing scheme it had operated...

A trade body has come out against a council’s HMO licensing scheme, claiming that its consultation period was too short - and may have breached guidelines. Cardiff...

Manchester lettings agency Ascend says it’s had a record year in 2019, bolstered by its new Build To Rent involvement. The company achieved a turnover of £3.4m...

Accreditation body safeagent has announced a new designation for lettings and management agents who successfully pass its NCFE accredited courses. The designation - ‘safeagent qualified’ - has...

Councils that have been awarded additional cash injections by government could use their windfalls to enhance their enforcement of the private rental sector - with more...

The average cost of a rental home in Great Britain rose to £999 pcm in December according to figures just released by Countrywide’s Hamptons International brand.   This...

The Widnes branch of franchise firm Martin & Co has grown its business by almost a quarter after acquiring a local independent agent. It’s taken on almost...

A tenant is thought to be the first ever to have been awarded damages under new Scottish lettings legislation. Dambaru Baral was awarded £18,000 by the First-tier...

Research from Hamptons International suggests that millennials are paying a lower proportion of the total rental burden in Britain than a year ago - because more...

A council is lobbying the government to ask for landlords using Airbnb and other short let platforms to be charged business rates. The move would be to...

A new survey suggests there may be an exodus of investors out of buy to let - some 27 per cent say they may no longer...

Investment into the purpose-built Build To Rent sector in the UK dropped significantly last year. Some £273.8m was invested in the fourth quarter of last year bringing...

A leading agency in a part of the UK where local government wants to clamp down on the spread of Airbnb is warning that the situation...

A campaign group that has held protests outside letting agents’ branches and has been fiercely critical of fees, says it’s seen a glut of new members. Acorn -...

A lettings agency admits that the proportion of net income required to cover rent has hit 75 per cent in some places. Benham and Reeves says the...

London courts are failing to cope with the volume of landlord repossession cases according to a trade body. New figures show the average length of time from...

Specialist letting agency and property management company Student Housing has had its busiest quarter, it says. The Lincoln-based agency added 30 new properties to its portfolio between...

It looks almost certain that agents and landlords must ensure electrical installation inspections and testing are carried out for all new tenancies in England from July...

A lettings management boss has been disqualified for six years after failing to safeguard over £68,000 worth of tenants’ deposits. Kelly Louise Forrester was appointed director of Exeter-based...

There’s been an angry response by the rental sector following the latest attack by campaigning charity Shelter. The organisation claims that private tenants have fallen ill because...

The fallout continues over the government’s shock refusal to allow Liverpool council to continue its huge landlord licensing scheme. Yesterday we reported that Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick declined...

Plans to end the freeze on housing benefits will still leave many tenants unable to afford rent say landlords. Following the announcement that from April the Local...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a bid by Labour-controlled Liverpool council to extend its licensing scheme for five years. Government approval is needed for schemes which...

A council getting government cash for rental enforcement is using it to introduce a review service allowing tenants to comment on agents and landlords. Labour-controlled Nottingham council...

A rental management platform has compiled a league table of where tenant demand is strongest for homes to let - and the results are not as...

Martin & Co’s Ashford branch is opening a new office just outside the Kent town following a deal to acquire a rival firm’s lettings book. Martin &...

The Welsh Government says new regulations are to be introduced to combat carbon monoxide poisoning. The regulations will require landlords and their agents to install working carbon...

A leading property industry figure says Airbnb is attempting to persuade traditional buy to let landlords into going down the short-let route to get potential high...

Durham county council wants to spend just over £250,000 setting up a lettings agency to place tenants with private landlords. The authority says it wants to use...

A trade magazine is reporting that online lettings agency Upad has been bought out by a PropTech platform. The Negotiator says Howsy has bought former rival Upad and...

A company that slots temporary tenants into properties that it manages has been found guilty of 15 charges connected with Homes in Multiple Occupation. Camelot Guardian Management...

Poor communication remains the chief reason for disputes between agents, landlords and tenants at check-out time according to the latest research. A study by deposit alternative scheme...

It’s here - the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive comes into force today with significant challenges and implications for letting agents. The new rules apply from the...

Politicians from several parties say they want their local council in Bristol to have the powers to regulate the number and types of Airbnb and other...

A protest has been held outside a lettings agency in Manchester by tenants demanding that the firm ‘sacks’ one of its client landlords. The protest is reported...